2014 Ubaldo Jimenez Today

[25 Nuggets]

It's officially May, Ubaldo is pitching well

[OFFNY]

I'm actually encouraged by Jimenez' last 2 starts, particularly as compared to his first 3, which were awful.

In each outing of those last 2 outings, he threw 5 consecutive shutout innings before faltering (in the most recent start, he threw 5 shutout innings from the 2nd through the 6th after having given up 2 runs in the 1st, before faltering in the 7th.)

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UBALDO JIMENEZ O (vs. TWINS, 5/02)

IP:. 7.33

H:o 3 (2 Singles, 1 Double)

R:O 0

BB: 1

SO: 10

Pitches: 118 (76 Strikes, 42 Balls)

2014 ERA: 5.19

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PITCHES BY INNINGS

19 (12 Strikes, 7 Balls)

15 (10 Strikes, 5 Balls)

21 (14 Strikes, 7 Balls)

91 (81 Strikes, 1 Balls)

18 (11 Strikes, 7 Balls)

14 (81 Strikes, 6 Balls)

17 (10 Strikes, 7 Balls)

51 (31 Strikes, 2 Balls) *

* Jimenez recorded 1 out before departing in the 8th inning.

[Il BuonO]

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UBALDO JIMENEZ O (vs. TWINS, 5/02)

IP:. 7.33

H:o 3 (2 Singles, 1 Double)

R:O 0

BB: 1

SO: 10

Pitches: 118 (76 Strikes, 42 Balls)

2014 ERA: 5.19

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PITCHES BY INNINGS

19 (12 Strikes, 7 Balls)

15 (10 Strikes, 5 Balls)

21 (14 Strikes, 7 Balls)

91 (81 Strikes, 1 Balls)

18 (11 Strikes, 7 Balls)

14 (81 Strikes, 6 Balls)

17 (10 Strikes, 7 Balls)

51 (31 Strikes, 2 Balls) *

* Jimenez recorded 1 out before departing in the 8th inning.

Officially the Big Dick in the shower for tonight.

[ShaneDawg85]

Whether you like Ubaldo or not, liked the signing or not, you can't deny that was as great a result as you could have asked for, from any pitcher really, but especially from Ubaldo after the pen got gassed yesterday playing two. Fantastic start, and definitely helps restore some confidence.

[mdbdotcom]

I could take 5 months of that every five days.

[Baltoravensrule]

Whether you like Ubaldo or not, liked the signing or not, you can't deny that was as great a result as you could have asked for, from any pitcher really, but especially from Ubaldo after the pen got gassed yesterday playing two. Fantastic start, and definitely helps restore some confidence.

Helps the pen so much. Love it.

[24fps]

The Ubaldonator.

[Il BuonO]

No love for my Buck reference before the game tonight? Man....

He was a different guy out there tonight. In and out and the change of speeds with the splitter/CH was impressive. And the FB at 93 with movement. All pitches working from what I saw. Tough to beat when he's on like that.

Can we get him to throw like that against some division rivals? And the April crap has got to stop. I don't want to see four to five bad starts for the next three years at the start of the year.

And he was just getting loose when he got to 100 pitches. Well....

[OFFNY]

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Jimenez' 10 strikeouts last night were the most by an Orioles starter since Zach Britton struck out 10 White Sox on August 30th, 2012.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL201208300.shtml

After Jimenez gave up a 1-out double in the 8th inning to Eduardo Escobar last night, he was relieved by ...... Zach Britton.

[Can_of_corn]

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Jimenez' 10 strikeouts last night were the most by an Orioles starter since Zach Britton struck out 10 White Sox on August 30th, 2012.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL201208300.shtml

After Jimenez gave up a 1-out double in the 8th inning to Eduardo Escobar last night, he was relieved by ...... Zach Britton.

Spooky

[OFFNY]

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I was driving to North Carolina, but I heard that Jimenez had a pretty good game last night.

[malkusm]

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I was driving to North Carolina, but I heard that Jimenez had a pretty good game last night.

Threw a lot of pitches, stranded a lot of baserunners. But I can't complain about 1 ER.

[mdbdotcom]

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I was driving to North Carolina, but I heard that Jimenez had a pretty good game last night.

He was at 56 pitches after two innings, and I was afraid he wouldn't reach the 5th. Then he threw only 24 over the next two. A miracle double play got him out of a bases loaded jam in the 5th, and he had pretty much nothing in the 6th. You can take games like this once in a while if he throws in a few more 7-inning shutout efforts.

[BradyBunch]

He was at 56 pitches after two innings, and I was afraid he wouldn't reach the 5th. Then he threw only 24 over the next two. A miracle double play got him out of a bases loaded jam in the 5th, and he had pretty much nothing in the 6th. You can take games like this once in a while if he throws in a few more 7-inning shutout efforts.

Well let's be fair to Jimenez. The strike zone was all over the place last night. Wieters was called out on strikes on a ball that was in the batters box and Jimenez was getting no calls on the corners all night. There were a couple of ABs that should have been strikeouts and not a walk because of bad Umping. In the 5th a dying bloop in the infield hit by Jennings didn't help. But Jimenez got out of a jam. That's what you want your pitchers to do. I thought Jimenez could finish out the 6th. Double play was in order still.

[LookitsPuck]

Agreed. That strike zone was a disgrace. Price got pretty much every call on the outside corner...especially one against Wieters that was like a foot off the plate. Jimenez was getting squeezed. Mostly on his breaking ball low in the zone.